A Splunk admin is reviewing disk usage and notices that the _fishbucket index is taking up more space than expected. The admin wants to reduce the size of the fishbucket. What is the best approach?

Delete the _fishbucket index directory manually

Reduce the retention period for the _fishbucket index in indexes.conf

Move the _fishbucket index to a different disk

Disable the _fishbucket index entirely

A Splunk admin is optimizing search performance for a large index. The admin wants to ensure that bloom filters are being used to speed up searches. Where should the admin look to confirm that bloom filter files exist?

In the colddb directory, looking for .tsidx files

In the $SPLUNK_DB directory, looking for .bloom files

In the root directory of each bucket, looking for .bloom files

In the rawdata subdirectory of each bucket, looking for .bloom files

What is the function of a bloom filter file in a Splunk bucket?

To quickly determine if a tsidx file might contain matching events for a search

What is the purpose of bucket replication in a Splunk indexer cluster?

To provide redundancy and high availability of data

To allow data to be stored in multiple formats

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16expert · hard
A Splunk admin is reviewing disk usage and notices that the _fishbucket index is taking up more space than expected. The admin wants to reduce the size of the fishbucket. What is the best approach?
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17application · medium
A Splunk admin is optimizing search performance for a large index. The admin wants to ensure that bloom filters are being used to speed up searches. Where should the admin look to confirm that bloom filter files exist?
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What is the function of a bloom filter file in a Splunk bucket?
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19foundation · easy
What is the default value of the $SPLUNK_DB environment variable in a standard Splunk installation?
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20foundation · easy
What is the purpose of bucket replication in a Splunk indexer cluster?
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